For the 70th anniversary of documenta, the Fridericianum presented Cosima von Bonin’s artistic intervention “7000 Palmen” (7000 palms): bunting whose flags are not triangular but shaped like palm trees. From 7 June to 28 September 2025, a temporary palm forest grew above the streets of Kassel’s city centre – a humorous homage to Joseph Beuys’ “7000 Oaks” and to Daniel Buren’s bunting at documenta 7.
Laid end to end, 7,000 palms make roughly 2.94 kilometres of bunting.
Our role
Makom advised on production and materials – from the choice of fabric and samples to the manufacture of the garlands – and carried out the installation in Kassel’s city centre, together with Linke Werbetechnik, working from aerial platforms high above the pedestrian streets.
- Artist: Cosima von Bonin
- Presented by: Fridericianum, Kassel
- Production consulting, materials and city-centre installation: Makom, MiKi Lazar
- Installation: Linke Werbetechnik
More about the project: fridericianum.org
